मनुवन्वात्मनेभाषौ स्वरितेत्त्कृञुदाहृतः
In the forms of 'manu', 'van', and 'ātman', the root is spoken with the svarita accent and is thus called 'kṛñ'.
क्याद्याः सप्तोभयेभाषाः सौत्राः स्तंभ्वादिकास्तथा
The seven roots beginning with 'kya' are both-sided in their forms, as are those starting with 'sautra' and 'staṃbhvādika'.
द्वाविंशतिरुदात्तेतः कुधाद्या धातवो मताः
Twenty-two roots beginning with 'kudhā' are considered to have the udātta accent.
परस्मैपदिनश्चाथ स्वरितेद्ग्रह एव च
And further, the parasmaipada roots are to be taken with the svarita accent.
चुराद्या धातवो ञ्यन्ता षट्र्त्रिंशदधिकः शतम्
The roots beginning with 'cur' and ending with 'ñy' number one hundred and thirty-six.
चर्चाद्या आधृषीयास्तु प्यन्ता वा परिकीर्तिताः
The roots beginning with 'carcā' and ending with 'ādhṛṣīya', as well as those ending with 'py', are also enumerated.
पदाद्यास्तु दश प्रोक्ता धातवो ह्यात्मनेपदे
Ten roots beginning with 'pad' are declared to be in the ātmanepada form.
धात्वर्थे प्रातिपदिकाद्वहुलं चेष्टवन्मतम्
In the sense of the root, from the base word, a variety of usages is recognized.
धात्वर्थे कर्तृकरणाञ्चित्राद्याश्चापि धातवः
In the sense of the root, the roots beginning with 'citra', related to agent and instrument, are also included.
स्तोमाद्याः षोडश तथा अन्दतस्यं निदर्शनम्
Sixteen roots beginning with 'stoma' are thus given, and this is an example of 'andatasya'.
सर्वे सर्वगणीयाश्च तथानेकार्थवाचिनः
All are considered belonging to all groups, and likewise, they express multiple meanings.
संक्षेपो ऽयं समुद्दिष्टो विस्तरस्तत्र तत्र च
This summary has been stated; the detailed explanation is given here and there.
वृङ्वृञ्भ्यां च विनैकाचो ऽजन्तेषु निहताः स्मृताः
Except for 'vṛṅ' and 'vṛñ', all roots ending in 'a' are regarded as excluded.
भञ्ज्भुज्भ्रस्ज्मत्जियज्युज्रुज्रञ्जविजिर्स्वञ्जिसञ्ज्सृजः
'bhañj', 'bhuj', 'bhrasj', 'mat', 'ji', 'yaj', 'yuj', 'ruj', 'rañj', 'avi', 'jir', 'svañj', 'isañj', and 'sṛja' are the roots.
शद्सदी स्विद्यतिःस्कन्दिर्हदी क्रुध्क्षुधिबुध्यती
Śad, sadī, svidyatiḥ, skandir, hadī, krudh, kṣudhi, budhyatī.
मन्यहन्नाप्क्षिप्छुपितप्तिपस्तृप्यतिदृप्यती
Manyah, annā, pkṣip, chupita, ptipa, stṛpyati, dṛpyatī.
क्रुशिर्दंशिदिशी दृश्मृश्रिरुश्लिश्विश्स्पृशः कृषिः
Kruśi, daṃśi, diśī, dṛś, mṛśi, ruś, liś, viś, spṛśaḥ, kṛṣiḥ.
वसतिर्दहदिहिदुहो नह्मिह्रुह्लिह्वहिस्तथा
Vasati, dahati, hiduho, nahmih, ruhli, hvahi, and likewise.
चाद्या निपाता गवयः प्राद्या दिग्देशकालजाः
Cādyā are indeclinables, gavayaḥ; prādyā arise from direction, place, and time.
गणपाठः सूत्रपाठो धातुपाठस्तथैव च
The recitation of groups, the recitation of aphorisms, and likewise the recitation of roots.
शब्दाः सिद्धा वैदिकास्तु लौकिकाश्चापि नारद
Words established, Vedic, and also worldly, O Nārada.
लघुमार्गेण शब्दानां साधूनां संनिरूपणम्
By the concise method, the determination of proper words.
प्रकृतिप्रत्ययादेशलोपागममुखैः कृतम्
Made by means of base, suffix, substitution, elision, and addition.
कात्स्न्येर्न वक्तुमानन्त्यात्को ऽपिशक्तो न नारद
Due to their entirety and infinitude, no one is able to speak them all, O Nārada.
यस्य विज्ञान मात्रेण धर्मसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
By whose mere knowledge, the accomplishment of dharma arises for people.
गणितं जातकं विप्र संहितास्कन्धसंज्ञिताः
Calculation, horoscope, O Brāhmaṇa, and collections known as Skandha.
अनुयोगश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहणं तचोदस्याकम्
Inquiry, lunar and solar eclipses, and likewise the Udāsya.
जातके राशिभेदाश्च ग्रहयोनिश्च योनिजम्
In the horoscope, the divisions of signs, the origin of planets, and the birth-related.
कर्माजीवं चाष्टवर्गो राजयोगाश्च नाभसाः
Action, life, the eight groups, royal yogas, and celestial ones.
ग्रहभावफलं चैवाश्रययोगप्रकीर्णके
The result of planetary positions, and the mixed yogas of support.